Beginning Lessons Flashcards
Sabaidee
Hello
Song
Two or Second
“do”
unit of animal
“Nung”
One
“Sahm”
Three
“See”
Four
“Haw”
Five
Bo
“Baw”
No; don’t
Mee
Have
Pai
“Bye”
to go
Ma
“Mah” - low tone
to come
Kin
to eat
non
“none”
to sleep
nang
to sit
koi
“koy”
I
jao
“jow”
you
nee
this
nan
“nawn”
that
Kon
person
ja
will
di
“dee”
good
“dee lye”
very good
Bo mee
I don’t have.
Me bo?
Do you have?
jeb
pain
teua
times
doi
yes
“lye”
many
Sabaidee bo?
How are you?
Koi sabaidee.
I am good.
Kin kao Lao bo?
Have you eaten already? [greeting]
mak
to like
yak
want
meu nee
today
meu vun nee
yesterday
meu eun
tomorrow
nam
water
“layo” or “Laaeo”
already
“Jao de?
and you?
“Nung bo ma”
I still have not come.
“man lao”
it is right, alright, correct
“Koi di bai”
I went
sab sab
really delicious
lai lai
very much
di di
really good
duey
fat
Koi mak kin pizza
I like to eat pizza.
Hong souk sern
ER
kon jeb
patient
jeb bo?
do you have pain?
bo pit
not spicy
bo pit der
not spicy please
cop jai
thank you
Jao me kawfay bo?
do you have coffee?
kawfay nung jok der
one coffee please
souk sern
emergency
kon jeb souk sern
patient with emergency
doy
yes
Dee lye
very good
Hong non “hung none”
bedroom
kon nan “cone nawn”
person
non you hong mo
stay at the hospital
Hong mo “Hohng maw”
hospital
Hong ham
“hoong ham”
hotel
Hong hian
“Hohng Hee ann”
school
Koi hian pasa Lao.
I study Lao language.
Ga dook
bone
Gadook bo di Lao
Your bone is not good anymore.
Gadook hak bo?
Did you break your bone?
hak
“hahk” like “o” in honk
break
Kong jao
yours
gadook die hak
I broke my bone
ga jae
key
Kong koi
mine
neo dai
“nayo die”
how
vao
“vow”
to speak
vao neo dai?
“vow nayo die”
how do you say?
A nee vao neo dai?
“Ah knee vow nayo die”
How do you say this?
dai
“die”
already; possible; can
sabaidee torn sau
“tone sow”
Good morning
a han
“aw hawn”
food
sau “sow”
morning
a han sau
“ah hawn sow”
breakfast
dong
“dung”
must, need, have to
koi dong kin a han sau
I have to eat breakfast
koi dong bai
I have to go
koi dong non
“dung nawn”
I have to sleep
het
to do
viek
“vee-ek”
work
het viek
“vee-ek”
to work
koi man
I am
Koi man tan mor
“tawn”
I am a doctor
Sue
name
yang
“yung”
what
Jao seu yang?
“yao sue yung”
what is your name?
Koi sue Colton
My name is Colton
Lao
“lauw”
she/he
meow Kong lao
his or her cat
Lao man American
he/she is American
a han Kong lao
his/her food
bo pen yung
no problem
yin dee
you are welcome
pak viek
off work, break
yin dee torn hub
welcome (like welcome to America)
pak pon
“pawn”
take a break
meu nee pak pon jet meu
“mou” (lower) - higher is hand
today I will take a break for 7 days
yin dee
you’re welcome
yin dee torn hub
welcome (ex. like welcome to America)
pak viek
(vee-ek)
off work; break
pak pon
“pawn”
take a break
koi jeb meu
*meu is higher tone”
**meu for day is lower”
pain in my hand
a tid
week
dai
“die”
able, can (when at the end)
- past tense when in front
koi di bai
I went
koi bai die
I am able to go; I can go
dee jai
I am happy
Jao dee jai bo?
Are you happy?
koi dee jai
I am happy
pah ya bawn
nurse
pa ya yam
try; to make effort
koi long kin
try or sample something eating/drinking
jao vow pasa Lao di bo?
Can you speak Lao?
noi neung
a little bit
die bo?
can you?
ko tod
“coh toad”
sorry, excuse me
sa sa
slowly
vow sa sa die bo?
can you speak slowly?
kao jai
understand; [Kao means in something and Jai means heart]
kao ma
come inside
kao bai
go inside
koi bo kao jai
I don’t understand
ha ko
“hah” “coh”
Just
ex. Koi ha ko kin = I just ate
meu mai
it means you are new or inexperienced; literally “new hand”
meu mai
it means you are new or inexperienced; literally “new hand”
jao yak bai bo?
do you want to go?
kin ik
“eek”
eat more
ik = more or again
bai ik
“eek”
go again
bo die
cannot
koi kin pit bo die
I cannot eat spicy food.
Dae der
“day”
please - polite command
fun took
“foon”
it is raining
fun = rain
took = fall
bin yang?
why?
ann
“awn”
to read
ann boom
“awn”
read a book
koi mak ann boom
I like to read a book
May
“Meh”
Mother
Paw
father
day va
but
bo dai
cannot
ex. Kin bo dai = I cannot eat
bo dai
cannot
ex. kin bo dai - I cannot eat
het
to do or mushroom
bod pie
safe
bod = lung
an ta laiy
dangerous
soop ya
to smoke
soop ya ante laiy tor pod
smoking is dangerous for your lungs
soop ya ante laiy tor pod
smoking is dangerous for your lungs
tor
“door”
for or per
me pit
poison
me pit
poison
meu
“meuh”
day
jok nung jok
one cup/glass of
huwah
head
koi huwah lye
I laugh a lot.
pang lye
[short like pan]
very expensive
teuk
“two-k”
cheap or correct
nuad
“newad”
massage
huwah
“who-wah”
classifier of book
can mean head
ex. boom nung huwah
me kai
have fever
Lao me kai bo?
Does she/he have a fever?
bin
to be
different than sayin “man” = is
Koi bin
I am
jeb dah
eye pain
jeb who
ear pain
jeb tong
stomach pain
on pee ya
weak, fatigue
moo-eye
tired
gawm
muscle
gawm yai (+ naw)
big muscles (right?)
Kahn yai (+naw)
big legs (right?) - endearing phrase for little kids hurting like after fall
nah
face
caan
arm
hu-ah
sweat
hu-ah awk
sweaty
tong
stomach
jeb tong
stomach pain
buat
“boo-at”
longer ache
boo-ah a han
loss of appetite
aye hang
dry cough
Tao di?
How much?
Qua
Right
Sigh
Left
Jao aw you jawk bee?
How old are you?
Yindee tee di who chak
Nice to meet you.
Poo-sigh
Boy
Poo-ding
Girl
Jao anew tao di?
How old are you?
